Day: July 11, 2018

Supplied Content Wellington, July 11, 2018 A Palmerston North man has been fined $5000 on three charges under the Fair Trading Act for failing to disclose his trader status when selling items on the internet, and for selling an unsafe cot online. It is the first time that the Commission has taken a prosecution for failing to disclose ‘in trade’…

Supplied Content Wellington, July 11, 2018 Farmers, brokers, scientists, fashion designers and familiar company brands meet in Wellington next week to thread together a stronger future for wool. Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor issued the following Statement: When our primary sectors do well, New Zealand does well, and this Government is working alongside industry to develop sustainable and valuable pathways forward.…

Supplied Content Auckland, July 11, 2018 A real estate agent has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining commissions from the Selwyn District Council on charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Shirley Johnston obtained 13 commission payments from the Selwyn District Council between March 2007 and July 2015 for work that she did not do. Nearly $150,000 of these payments…